Case Presentation: A 29 year old male with a history of known dental caries and HIV with a CD4 count of 871/uL and an undetectable viral load presented with one month of right-sided jaw pain and facial numbness. He was initially treated for Bell’s palsy and dental abscess without improvement. It was recommended that he [...]

Case Presentation: 85 year old female was admitted on account of lethargy and decreased oral intake for the previous week, and evidence of anemia. She had undergone a transcatheter aortic valve replacement(TAVR) 5 months prior for her management of her severe aortic valve stenosis. Additionally, she suffered from recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding due to arteriovenous malformations, [...]

Case Presentation: A 22-year-old Hispanic male presented with a 4 day history of rectal and abdominal pain. He denied any previous medical history. He also noted three months of productive cough, pyrexia, chills, night sweats, fatigue, and weight loss. Physical examination revealed right lower quadrant tenderness accompanied by abdominal rigidity and involuntary guarding. The patient declined digital rectal examination. [...]

Case Presentation: A 37 year old woman with past medical history of septic shock secondary to urinary tract infection (UTI), systemic lupus erythematosus treated with oral prednisone 10 mg/day, functional quadriplegia due to transverse myelitis, chronic sacral decubitus ulcers, chronic indwelling urinary catheter, morbid obesity, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type 2 presented to the emergency [...]